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Practical PC Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)

Practical PC By Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)

Practical PC by Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)

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Part of the Practical series, this text offers an engaging, interactive approach to teaching PC concepts. It provides information on concepts, skills, and tips to become a proficient computer user in a friendly, accessible approach.

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Practical PC by Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)

Part of the Practical series, this text offers an engaging, interactive approach to teaching PC concepts. With a Frequently Asked Questions format, this text provides information on concepts, skills, and tips on becoming a more proficient computer user in a friendly, accessible approach. The companion BookOnCD features videos, animations, screen tours, and activities, giving students hands-on experience with their PC.

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Preface. Before You Begin. PART I: PC BASICS. 1. Getting Started. 2. Looking at Windows. 3. Installing and Using Software. PART II: COMPUTER FILES. 4. File Basics. 5. Organizing Files and Folders. 6. Protecting Files. PART III: THE INTERNET, THE WEB, AND E-MAIL. 7. Connecting to the Internet. 8. Browsing and Searching the Web. 9. Sending E-Mail and Attachments. PART IV: APPLICATION SOFTWARE. 10. Writing and Printing Documents. 11. Working with Spreadsheets. 12. Accessing Databases. 13. Making Presentations. PART V: GRAPHICS, SOUND, AND VIDEO. 14. Recording and Editing Sound. 15. Working with Graphics. 16. Creating Desktop Video and Animation. PART VI: UPGRADES AND EXPANSION. 17. Looking Under the Hood. 18. Buying a PC. 19. Upgrading and Expanding Your PC. Index.

About Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)

An esteemed professional and respected author, Dan Oja, along with June Parsons, purchased an Apple II+ in 1981 and quickly became fluent in BASIC, dBASE II, Lotus 123, WordStar, and a variety of accounting programs. The next year, he and Dr. Parsons opened a successful small computer retail store that offered software instruction to children and adults. With Dr. Parsons, Mr. Oja began writing and creating educational software for Course Technology in 1992. Together, they contributed to the leading success of the Windows for Business and Illustrated Series. They also developed the New Perspectives, e-Course, and Practical series. Today, Mr. Oja's and Dr. Parson's team of highly skilled media specialists and desktop publishers located in various states and provinces work together via the Internet to deliver exceptional texts. June Jamrich Parsons is an educator, digital book pioneer, co-author of Texty and McGuffey award-winning textbooks and a TAA fellow. She co-developed the first commercially successful multimedia, interactive digital textbook that established the standard for platforms now being developed by numerous educational publishers. In addition to authoring textbooks for Course Technology and Cengage, Dr. Parsons' career includes extensive classroom teaching and product design for eCourseware. She also served as a creative strategist for MediaTechnics Corp. and director of content for Veative Virtual Reality Labs. A member of the Association for Computing Machinery, she holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology and Certified Computing Professional certification. June Jamrich Parsons is an educator, digital book pioneer, co-author of Texty and McGuffey award-winning textbooks and a TAA fellow. She co-developed the first commercially successful multimedia, interactive digital textbook that established the standard for platforms now being developed by numerous educational publishers. In addition to authoring textbooks for Course Technology and Cengage, Dr. Parsons' career includes extensive classroom teaching and product design for eCourseware. She also served as a creative strategist for MediaTechnics Corp. and director of content for Veative Virtual Reality Labs. A member of the Association for Computing Machinery, she holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology and Certified Computing Professional certification.

Table of Contents

Preface. Before You Begin. PART I: PC BASICS. 1. Getting Started. 2. Looking at Windows. 3. Installing and Using Software. PART II: COMPUTER FILES. 4. File Basics. 5. Organizing Files and Folders. 6. Protecting Files. PART III: THE INTERNET, THE WEB, AND E-MAIL. 7. Connecting to the Internet. 8. Browsing and Searching the Web. 9. Sending E-Mail and Attachments. PART IV: APPLICATION SOFTWARE. 10. Writing and Printing Documents. 11. Working with Spreadsheets. 12. Accessing Databases. 13. Making Presentations. PART V: GRAPHICS, SOUND, AND VIDEO. 14. Recording and Editing Sound. 15. Working with Graphics. 16. Creating Desktop Video and Animation. PART VI: CHIPS AND CODE. 17. Looking Under the Hood. 18. Computing Programming. Index.

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CIN128507730XA
9781285077307
128507730X
Practical PC by Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)
Dan Oja (MediaTechnics Corporation)
Used - Well Read
Hardback
Cengage Learning, Inc
2013-11-15
320
N/A
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